Free estimates
We come out, look at the tree, and price it in person. No charge either way.
Licensed and insured
Coverage in place before anyone leaves the ground.
Over 20 years
Mac Karaban learned to fell trees from his father and has run this crew ever since.
Northwest suburbs
Based in Schaumburg and working the towns around it.
What we do
Six services, one crew
Ark Tree Service handles the whole life of a tree: taking one down safely, keeping one healthy, and clearing away what is left behind.
Tree removal
Whole trees taken down, including the ones that have no room to fall. Dismantled from the top and lowered on rope.
Tree trimming and pruning
Deadwood taken out, crowns thinned, and growth cut back off roofs, driveways and service lines.
Stump grinding
Stumps and surface roots ground out below grade, so you can seed or plant right over them.
Storm and hazard trees
Wind damage, split leaders, and dead or insect-killed trees removed before they fail on their own.
Shaping and shrub pruning
Ornamentals and shrubs cut back into shape without taking the life out of them.
Brush chipping and haul away
Brush run through the chipper on site, and the wood cut into rounds or hauled away.
Our specialty
The cuts other crews turn down
Some trees cannot simply be cut and dropped. They are wedged between a house and a garage, hanging over a neighbor’s fence, or standing dead beside a service line. Those trees get taken apart from the top down, piece by piece, on rope. That is the work this crew is built around.
- Top-down dismantling over roofs, decks and fences
- Rigging and lowering limbs into tight drop zones
- Dead, hollow and brittle trees that are no longer safe to climb the usual way
- Clearance pruning back from buildings and service lines
Estimates
What changes the price of a tree job
There is no flat rate for taking a tree down. Two oaks of the same height on the same street can differ by hundreds of dollars, and it comes down to five things.
- Size
- Measured as diameter at breast height. A 36 inch oak is not twice the work of an 18 inch one. It is far more.
- Drop zone
- Whether limbs can drop into open lawn, or have to be roped and lowered piece by piece.
- Access
- Whether the chipper and grinder can reach the tree, or everything has to come out through a gate by hand.
- Condition
- Dead, split and storm-damaged wood is unpredictable, and it slows the whole job down.
- Cleanup
- Chip on site, haul it all away, or leave the rounds stacked for firewood.
Every quote is done in person, at the tree. Call and we will come out and look at it.
Recent work
Recent jobs around the northwest suburbs
Service area
Schaumburg and the towns around it
Based in Schaumburg and working through the northwest suburbs. If your town is not on the list, call and ask.
- Schaumburg
- Hoffman Estates
- Palatine
- Elk Grove Village
- Roselle
- Streamwood
- Hanover Park
- Bartlett
- Arlington Heights
- Rolling Meadows
- Inverness
- Mount Prospect
Get a price
Get a price on your tree
Estimates are free. The fastest way to get one is to call. If you would rather write, fill in the form below and send a photo or two if you have them.
Hours
- Monday to Friday
- 8am to 8pm
- Saturday
- 8am to 6pm
- Sunday
- Closed
Storm damage is the exception. If something is down or hanging, call and we will work out when we can get to it.
What helps us quote faster
- Roughly how tall the tree is compared to the house
- How close it is to a building, fence or driveway
- Whether it is dead, leaning, or has limbs down already
- Whether a chipper can get to it, and the narrowest gate width
- A photo of the whole tree from a few steps back
Hazards get looked at first. If something is hanging over a roof or a driveway, say so when you call.